Norwegian
En bonde har ei gås.
English translation
A farmer has a goose.
Norwegian · Absolute Beginner
Gåsa som la gullegg
Adapted from The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Et merkelig gult egg
A strange yellow egg
Norwegian
En dag finner han et egg i redet til gåsa.
English translation
One day he finds an egg in the goose’s nest.
Norwegian
Egget er gult og tungt.
English translation
The egg is yellow and heavy.
Norwegian
Bonden tar det med hjem.
English translation
The farmer takes it home.
Norwegian
Der ser han at egget er av gull.
English translation
There he sees that the egg is made of gold.
Norwegian
Hver morgen legger gåsa et nytt egg av gull.
English translation
Every morning the goose lays a new golden egg.
Norwegian
Bonden selger eggene.
English translation
The farmer sells the eggs.
Norwegian
Snart er han rik.
English translation
Soon he is rich.
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